Georgian Architecture 1715-1830 (U00852)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : ACE-3-AHGeorg

By the early eighteenth century the search for definitive cultural precedents brought British architects to the European continent where they studied the buildings of early western civilization in Rome, and later at the Greek fountainhead. Influenced by these Classical models architects returned to Britain and adapted concepts of the Antique to their own styles. This course will study the Palladians, James Gibbs, the impact of the Grand Tour, the neo-classicism of both William Chambers and Robert Adam, architectural publications, the Greek Revival, the Picturesque Movement and will culminate with an analysis of the personal style of Soane, whose eclecticism foreshadowed the architectural debates of the nineteenth century.

? Keywords : Neoclassicism, Palladianism, Picturesque, Grand Tour, Georgian Architecture, eighteenth century

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : AH2A & 2B; or Honours entry to History of Art or its combined degrees; or Honours entry to BMus (Music) or by agreement of the Head of Subject Area

? Costs : Possible field trip to London

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Architecture - History, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	11:10	13:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Tutorials will also take place on Thursdays, 1110-1300. In some instances the class will be split into two groups, with a 50 minute session for each, in others the whole class will meet for the whole two hour session

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course a student will:

Have a thorough knowledge of the architectural history of the UK in the period in question

Have an understanding of the wider social, political and economic factors that impinged upon architectural production in the Georgian period.

Have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the wider theoretical and cultural contexts which informed architecture in the georgian period

Have an ability to analyse and interpret buildings, landscapes and urban design both within the parameters of the course and more generally

Have an ability to synthesise arguments from a wide variety of source material, written and visual, primary and secondary